通用名称支持组织（GNSO）集合小型的利益相关团体，进而集合支持者组织和其他团体共同组成了一个负责政策开发、达成共识并且向ICANN董事会推荐通用顶级域相关建议的支持组织。通用名称支持组织的前身是域名支持组织（DNSO，在2003年更名。
Generic Names Supporting Organization. Develops and recommends to the Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level domains and other responsibilities set forth in the Bylaws (ICANN Bylaws).
Deprecated. Domain Name Supporting Organization. Predecessor of the Generic Names Supporting Organization, which advised the Board with respect to policy issues relating to the Domain Name System (ICANN Bylaws).
